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The Carriage by Air (International Convention) Act, 1966

( ACT NO. IX OF 1966 )

An Act to give effect in Bangladesh to the Convention concerning international carriage by air known as “the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955”.1

 
 
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to give effect in Bangladesh to the Convention concerning international carriage by air known as “the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955”, and to enable the rules contained in that Convention to be applied, subject to exceptions, adaptations and modifications, to carriage by air in Bangladesh which is not international carriage within the meaning of the Convention, and to provide for matters connected herewith;
 
 
 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
 
 

Short title, extent and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the Carriage by Air (International Convention) Act, 1966.
 
 
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
 
 
 
 
(3) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the first day of August, 1963.

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    Throughout this Act, the words “Bangladesh” and “Government” were substituted for the words “Pakistan” and “Central Government” respectively by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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